Cooper says these proposed personnel cuts follow administrative cuts and cuts to their central office; 40 percent of their total operating budget for the central office.

But, cooper has another plan.

“The teachers would have to forgo their bonus checks or a portion or those bonus checks,” says Cooper.

Along with dipping into their rainy day fund, he says, personnel cuts could be avoided.

“I think that is a solution most of our teachers would be in favor of we just need to do that for two years to get us over that bridge,” says Cooper.

School board member Mark Cockerham says he’s against personnel cuts, too.“If we don’t dip into reserves the money needs to come from somewhere…this is a year we should be dipping into our reserves,” says Cockerham.